- Sur (Sour, Tyre) (2)
- Around 1912(?) (station established 1866). Active; focal
plane 15 m (49 ft); three white flashes every 12 s. 6 m (20 ft) round
concrete tower with gallery and four ribs, mounted atop a 2-story
masonry building. Lighthouse painted white. The building is described
as being on an "old fort" in NGA. A 2022 photo is at right, Roman Deckert has a 2016 photo, Hubert Marcueyz has posted a closeup photo,
Trabas has another closeup,
Moustafa Omar has a 2018 photo, Marie Noëlle Taine also has a photo,
François Nour has a street view, and Google has an indistinct satellite
view. Although the date of this lighthouse is not known, it appears to be a twin of the 1912 lighthouse at Akko (Acre) in Israel. Sur, the ancient Phoenicean port of Tyre, is located on
a rocky peninsula jutting into the Mediterranean Sea. The lighthouse
is located at the extreme northwestern tip of the peninsula. Site
open, tower closed. ARLHS LEB-003; Admiralty N5942; NGA 21192.
- Az Zahrani Power Station
- Date unknown. Active; focal plane 56 m (184 ft); red flash every 2 s. Described by NGA as a "red and white pylon," the light must be mounted on one of the two tall smokestacks of the Zahrani Power Station. The stacks are painted with red and white horizontal bands. A photo is available and Google has a satellite view. The Zahrani plant burns liquefied natural gas. Located at the power plant about 8 km (5 mi) south of Saida. Site and tower closed. Admiralty N5941; NGA 21152.
- Saida (Az Zirah, Zeeri, Sidon (3))
- Date unknown (1930s?). Apparently inactive but listed with focal
plane 10 m (33 ft); red flash every 3 s. Approx. 6 m (20 ft) round
tower with gallery, mounted on a square concrete platform.
Lighthouse painted with orange and white horizontal bands. A 2023 photo by Ali Ruzz is at right, Philip Hayward has a 2007 photo, another 2007 photo is available, also a third photo,
Wikimedia has a view from the shore, and Google has a street view and an indistinct satellite view. One photographer describes the lighthouse as abandoned,
and it does not appear to have been active for many years. Saida is the ancient Phoenicean
port of Sidon. The first lighthouse, established in 1866, was a lantern
on a keeper's house. "Az Zirah" and "Zeeri" appear
to be corruptions of jezirat (جزيرة), the Arabic word for an island.
Located on a rocky island just off the entrance to the harbor of Saida.
Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty N5940;
NGA 21140.
- #Saida Pierhead
- Date unknown. Removed sometime in 2021-22. This was an approx. 12 m (39 ft) triangular skeletal tower with gallery. Google has a 2017 street view from the Sea Castle (next entry) and Bing has an indistinct satellite view but Google's satellite view confirms the removal. Located at the end of the main pier of Saida harbor. Site status unknown. Admiralty N5940.5;
NGA 21148.
- * Sidon (2) (Sea Castle, Kalaat Saida al-Bahriya)
- Date unknown. Inactive. Approx. 19 m (62 ft) partially ruined stone tower. The Sidon Sea Castle was built first by Crusader (Christian) knights in the 13th century; it was partially demolished and rebuilt several times over the centuries. Findlay's 1879 light list places the Sidon light on Az Zirah, but Jenkins's 1904 list places the light (two red lights, one above the other) at a height of 62 ft on a "red stone tower about 200 yds from the south end" of Az Zirah. This appears to describe the Sea Castle, although the castle is about 500 m (550 yd) from Az Zirah. The west tower of the castle formerly had a small tripod tower that may have carried a light; it is seen in Wikimedia's many photos of the castle including the one on the Lightphotos.net page. However the tripod appears to be missing in Shian Gao's 2016 street view. Bing has a satellite view of the tower. Located on an island in Saida's traditional harbor, connected to the waterfront by a causeway. Site and tower open.
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Sur Light, Sur (Tyre), September 2016
Google Maps photo by lebanon local tour

Saida Light, Saida, June 2023
Google Maps photo by Ali Ruzz
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